What causes breast pain in postpartum women?

For many women who become pregnant and give birth, they often experience breast pain after delivery. What is the cause of this? Does it have any impact on the health of the mother? Today, I will introduce this health knowledge to you in detail, which can effectively help you relieve pain.

During the postpartum confinement period, most mothers will experience breast pain. This is because a large amount of milk is secreted after delivery, and the baby cannot finish it and cannot excrete it in time, which will cause milk engorgement and breast pain. If milk engorgement lasts too long or occurs frequently, it will easily cause mastitis. So how should you deal with breast pain during the confinement period? Breast lumps Breast lumps are caused by blockage of some glandular ducts in the breast, which causes milk stagnation and the appearance of lumps in the breast. The hard lumps formed are painful when touched and can easily cause mastitis if not treated in time.

Correct handling method:

1. Use a hot towel to warm the breast lumps to dredge the milk ducts and promote absorption; then massage the lumps gently frequently and let the baby suck the breast more to make the lumps disappear.

2. Take two pieces of raw dough and stick them on the hard area twice a day, which will help eliminate breast lumps.

Cracked nipples The skin of the nipples is relatively delicate. If the nipples are not cared for in time during pregnancy, they are easily sucked by the baby during breastfeeding after delivery, especially for mothers with inverted nipples. When bacteria invade through the nipple fissure, it can cause mastitis or even breast abscess.

Correct treatment method:

1. When breastfeeding your baby, let him suck the intact breast first. If both breasts are ruptured at the same time, suck the lighter side first. When the baby sucks, let him hold the nipple and most of the areola.

2. After breastfeeding, squeeze out a little milk and apply it on the nipples and areola. The protein in the milk will help repair damaged nipples and accelerate the recovery of nipples.

3. If the pain is unbearable, you can stop breastfeeding and use a breast pump to extract milk to feed the baby. This will help reduce the inflammatory response and allow the nipple cracks to heal faster before letting the baby suck.

Correct treatment for breast pain:

1. Use an oiled wooden comb to scrape the back of the breast from around the breast to the nipple, or remove the thorns from the cactus and mash it into a paste for external application, 2-3 times a day.

2. Some Chinese herbal porridge can eliminate or relieve breast pain. First, boil 60 grams of dandelion and 30 grams of honeysuckle into a soup, then add 100-150 grams of japonica rice into the soup to make porridge, and drink it from time to time.

3. You can also wash your hands and hold the entire breast, apply even force, and massage and squeeze from all sides of the breast toward the nipple to help the milk flow out.

4. When breastfeeding, let the baby suck both breasts in turn. If the baby cannot finish the milk, use a breast pump to suck it out in time to avoid milk accumulation and breast inflammation.

All mothers will experience problems such as breast tenderness during the confinement period to a greater or lesser extent. If not treated promptly, symptoms such as high fever may occur, affecting breastfeeding and the mother's health after delivery. Therefore, once breast tenderness occurs, appropriate treatment measures should be taken in a timely manner. If not treated in time, it will lead to breast disease and breastfeeding will no longer be possible.

Through the detailed introduction above, I think my friends who are pregnant should now understand the real cause of breast pain and some good and effective treatment methods. If you have symptoms like these after having your baby, don’t rush to use these great relief methods, but quickly reduce the pain and make your body healthier!